The Israel Navy will be tracking two Iranian warships as they make a rare crossing of the Suez Canal late Wednesday night and sail into the Mediterranean Sea.
The two ships will cross into the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Syria. Defense officials said that Israel would track the ships but that their presence in the sea would not change anything for the Navy's operational deployment.
"It is strange for the Iranian Navy to use the Suez Canal since it really doesn't have anything to look for in the Mediterranean Sea," one official said.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called the planned crossing of the Suez by the Iranian ships a "provocation that proves that the overconfidence of the Iranians is growing from day to day."
Speaking at a meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, Lieberman lashed out at the international community which he said was regretfully not doing enough to confront the Iranian provocations. Lieberman also said he expected the world to "put the Iranians in their place. We are the true allies of the United States in the region, and the only ones that share its values."
"The international community needs to understand that Israel will not be able to ignore these provocations forever," he said.
I'm sure the Obama Administration is on this like stink on poop... though they may be somewhat distracted with other things.
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Barry cant bow fast enough ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by 914 | February 16, 2011 1:42 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Barry cant bow fast enough to keep up with all this.
Oh well, he can always do what comes natural and blame the Joos, Palin and Tea Party's.
1. Posted by 914 | February 16, 2011 1:42 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 13:42
2. Posted by macofromoc | February 16, 2011 1:53 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Seems an Iraninan admission that they're spooked by all the riots in the Middle East.
2. Posted by macofromoc | February 16, 2011 1:53 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 13:53
3. Posted by GarandFan | February 16, 2011 1:57 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Just some more of that "Smart Diplomacy". Always reacting to events. Then claim relevance.
3. Posted by GarandFan | February 16, 2011 1:57 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 13:57
4. Posted by John S | February 16, 2011 2:05 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
You can't deliver nuclear warheads to Syria on any old merchant ship.
4. Posted by John S | February 16, 2011 2:05 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 14:05
5. Posted by Stan | February 16, 2011 2:08 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
This just in via Fox News. The Egyptian officials that run the Suez Canal have just denied the two Iranian warships transit permits. No comment from the Obama Administration about this development, yet.
5. Posted by Stan | February 16, 2011 2:08 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 14:08
6. Posted by Don L | February 16, 2011 2:55 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
"The Egyptian officials that run the Suez Canal have just denied the two Iranian warships transit permits"
That was close, now the risk of both of them being sunk by mysterious rogue icebergs is greatly reduced.
They will keep pushing until Israel hits back -not nice!
6. Posted by Don L | February 16, 2011 2:55 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 14:55
7. Posted by Brett | February 16, 2011 3:18 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
My money was on a random meteorite strike.
7. Posted by Brett | February 16, 2011 3:18 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 15:18
8. Posted by gaius piconius | February 16, 2011 4:27 PM | Score: -9 (9 votes cast)
Lieberman expects the world...etc., Jewish chutzpah alive and well, jewish brilliance, still on parade, but jewish humour...obviously still there to make us laugh.
8. Posted by gaius piconius | February 16, 2011 4:27 PM |
Score: -9 (9 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 16:27
9. Posted by Mike Giles | February 16, 2011 7:55 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
If you can find people crazy enough to wear suicide vests, or drive car bombs, or fly airliners into buildings: you could probably get together a suicide crew to either sink the ship and blame it on Israel. Or to ram a ship full of high explosives into some Israeli port. Show of hands: anybody here think they're not that crazy?
9. Posted by Mike Giles | February 16, 2011 7:55 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 19:55
10. Posted by JLawson | February 16, 2011 8:38 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
My money was on a random meteorite strike.
Release the Kraken!
10. Posted by JLawson | February 16, 2011 8:38 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 16, 2011 20:38
11. Posted by Olsoljer | February 17, 2011 12:49 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Gee, I kinda hoped that the aliens would get them and they would be anally probed.
11. Posted by Olsoljer | February 17, 2011 12:49 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on February 17, 2011 12:49
12. Posted by Brett | February 17, 2011 1:27 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
They're the Iranian Navy - they don't need aliens.
12. Posted by Brett | February 17, 2011 1:27 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on February 17, 2011 13:27